A multi-institutional study has defined and established criteria for a new neurological disease closely resembling Alzheimer’s disease called primary age-related tauopathy (PART). Patients with PART develop cognitive impairment that can be indistinguishable from Alzheimer’s disease, but they lack amyloid plaques. Awareness of this neurological disease will help doctors diagnose and develop more effective treatments for…
News
Hahn, Mays and Talbert Named Associate Directors for UK Center for Health Services Research
Spencerian College’s Treeva Frames-Baisas Named Instructor of the Year
Passport Health Plan to continue providing Enhanced Payments to Primary Care Providers
Expo Allows Close-Up Look at High Tech-Robots and Simulators Used for Medical Training
Clark Memorial plans to join Norton Healthcare system
Clark Memorial Hospital officials have decided to pursue an acquisition by Norton Healthcare Inc. Clark Memorial said in a news release Tuesday that in light of challenges facing independent community hospitals, it has been evaluating a potential partnership with Norton for two years. The proposal must be approved by the Clark County Commissioners. Before that…
New Alzheimer’s-Related Memory Disorder Identified
A multi-institutional study has defined and established criteria for a new neurological disease closely resembling Alzheimer’s disease called primary age-related tauopathy (PART). Patients with PART develop cognitive impairment that can be indistinguishable from Alzheimer’s disease, but they lack amyloid plaques. Awareness of this neurological disease will help doctors diagnose and develop more effective treatments for…
Hahn, Mays and Talbert Named Associate Directors for UK Center for Health Services Research
Spencerian College’s Treeva Frames-Baisas Named Instructor of the Year
Passport Health Plan to continue providing Enhanced Payments to Primary Care Providers
Expo Allows Close-Up Look at High Tech-Robots and Simulators Used for Medical Training
Tax time: Getting your financial house in order
After the sticker shock that accompanied last year’s tax code regulations, many will be happy that 2014 is going out on a quieter note. However, there are still some changes and lingering questions about a number of extenders that could adversely impact your bottom line on both a personal and professional basis. Tony Jones, CPA,…
Spencerian College’s Treeva Frames-Baisas Named Instructor of the Year
Treeva Frames-Baisas of Spencerian College has received the Kentucky Association of Career Colleges and Schools (KACCS) 2014 Instructor of the Year award. Frames-Baisas joined the Spencerian College Louisville family in 2008 as a nursing clinical instructor. She is now teaching in both didactic and clinical classes and also serves as the college’s Clinical Coordinator staffing…
Government Affairs
Guthrie Named Vice Chair of Health Subcommittee
Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) was named Vice Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee. “I’d like to thank Chairman Upton for appointing me to this new post and I look forward to hitting the ground running,” said Congressman Guthrie. “Next year, health care will be a central focus of the agenda and I’m…
A Balancing Act: Pending Legislation Seeks to Improve Prescription Drug Access While Curbing Abuse
By Susan Bizzell and Nicholas Gonzales Executive Summary On July 29, 2014, legislation designed to both combat prescription drug abuse and ensure patient access to prescription drugs advanced by voice vote in the House of Representatives. This legislation, bolstered by bipartisan sponsorship from Reps. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Judy Chu (D-Calif.), Tom Marino (R-Pa.) and Peter Welch…
Time for tort reform is now
It’s one of the most controversial terms in the halls of Frankfort: tort reform. Also known as medical malpractice or legal liability, the discussion has raged for years in committee rooms and on the floor of at least one legislative chamber for several years in the Capitol. But despite moving from full reforms, to partial reforms like medical review panels, to even limiting those panels,…
Features
EMRs: [Slowly] working towards both intended and unintended benefits.
Electronic Medical Records (EMR) or Electronic Health Records (EHR) represent a rapidly expanding portion of the medical records in this country. The fact that so many providers are switching to an electronic format for their records (while few, if any, switch back to the hand-written form) is a testament to the benefits of the electronic medium. The primary benefits are better explicated elsewhere, and some are patently obvious. EMRs…